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Mr Albert's Big Finish!

7 - 11 years Comedy
Magic Carpet Theatre
Mr Albert’s Theatre is about to close, Charlie the Caretaker wants to save it by putting on a variety show, but they need a Big Finish! Will the Safety Inspector let Charlie do something dangerous?
DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre Company
A magical & witty one-woman adaptation of the famous froggy tale, exploring the endearing relationship between princess & frog, puppet & performer! Follow Queenie and the funky frog’s a

White Caps

15+ years All themes
Champloo Dance Co & Travelling Light Theatre
Integrating lyrical film with explosive breakdance, White Caps is a multimedia experience that follows the journey of two young men as they embark on an epic and grueling personal adventure. This fusi

From here ... to there

3 - 6 years Contemporary
Tell Tale Hearts
'Once there were two children. One child liked to build things...up, up, up! the other child liked to knock things down, bang, clang! Using rhythm, vocal play, shoe boxes, card and the world of the

The Paper Washi Wish

3 - 6 years Contemporary
A Thousand Cranes
Rabbit lives on the moon with the Moon Goddess and he’s invited all of his friends to his birthday paper party. They play a game of hide and seek… suddenly Rabbit is nowhere to be found! Join

Draw Me a Bird

7 - 11 years Adaptation
Peut-être Theatre
Commissioned by Brighton Festival, Draw Me a Bird is a brand new dance-music theatre piece for children and their grown-ups about a little bird in a big city. Inspired by the poetry of Jacques Prév

Look To The Sky

15+ years Drama
Half Moon Young People's Theatre
A lonely, disused warehouse Three teenagers, Doubt, Obs and Braun One lost member of their group, the mysterious Inno A search along dark corridors and winding stairs, that leads to a discovery, wh

Hare and Tortoise

3 - 6 years Adaptation
tutti frutti
Stop watch is set; we hear the ‘tick, tick, tick’ Ready? Steady? Geared up, raring to go, Hare is in training at the starting line, alert... waiting... Who is the fastest, the best? Old clo
The Spark Children's Arts Festival
The Spark presents a range of performances for school and familiy audiences, in a variety of large and small venues. Companies include Theatre Hullaballoo, Wee Stories, Theatr Iolo, Unpacked Theatre a

Chicken Licken

3 - 6 years Traditional
DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre Company
A baby chick is born and thinks the sky is falling down. On the way to tell the King, she meets Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky & Turkey Lurkey, but there's a shocking surprise! Chicken Licken grows up t

Goldilocks

3 - 6 years Traditional
Little Angel Theatre
This classic story is retold by Little Angel Theatre. As the Three Bears head out for a quiet family picnic in the countryside, wild-child Goldilocks mischievously explores their home. Compared to G

Wild Child

7 - 11 years Contemporary
Moby Duck
A boy is brought in from the wild to a mission. The nuns think he’s a savage, because he doesn’t speak their language. Worse still, he believes in strange, mischievous spirits, who taught his trib

Hansel & Gretel

All ages All themes
New International Encounter (NIE)
In the middle of a snow-covered forest sits a tiny cottage unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Its roof is made of gingerbread, the walls are made of chocolate cake, the door is made of boiled

Red Riding Hood

3 - 6 years Adaptation
Engine House
Late at night a young brother and sister are telling each other stories that get scarier and scarier......but are they brave enough to mention the big bad wolf? From Olivier Award winning Children's w

Muttnik the First Dog in Space

3 - 6 years Fantasy
Niki McCretton
Muttnik is a stray. She lives on the streets of Moscow, cold and hungry until one day she is captured. To her surprise she finds herself in a new home with food, water and adventures better than dream

The Elves & The Shoemaker

3 - 6 years Traditional
Stuff & Nonsense Theatre Company
Sat in his kitchen workshop, Sam Lacey makes terrible shoes and tries to sell them online. They are so bad that no-one really wants them, not even his neighbour (who thinks he should give up and get

The Enormous Turnip

3 - 6 years All themes
Stuff & Nonsense Theatre Company
For seedlings aged 2 + up to 102! Following the continued success of The Little Red Hen for middle-scale stages, inescapably bonkers Stuff and Nonsense return with a new show perfect for bigger house

The Hare & The Tortoise

3 - 6 years Traditional
Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company
It’s the race of the decade!!! Slow, steady tortoise versus speedy, greedy hare. They’re fit, they’re keen, they’re completely mismatched!! Surely it’s all over before it’s begun? Fo

3 Little Pigs

3 - 6 years Traditional
Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company
Building your own home is not as easy as it looks. For instance, what is the best material to use, will it be wind proof, will it be Wolf Proof!! There's only one way to find out... 3 Little Pigs is

The Enormous Turnip

3 - 6 years Traditional
Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company
Mr and Mrs Chickweed love to grow gigantic vegetables. Then one day they grow a turnip so HUGE it threatens their tiny house with DISASTER! Quick, can anyone help them pull up the Enormous Turnip?! F

Whose Shoes? by Mike Kenny

7 - 11 years Drama
Nottingham Playhouse Touring
Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Eldemina. Eldemina loved to dance! She was even invited to dance for Queen Cinderella, who was so enchanted she gave Eldemina her beautiful glass slipp

Draw Me A Bird

3 - 6 years Contemporary
Peut-etre Theatre
A little bird loves the songs of a Parisian street musician so much that when all the other birds fly away for the winter she stays behind. An uplifting story about making music, finding a friend, an

One Extreme to the Other

15+ years Contemporary
GW Theatre Company
Ali’s got mixed up with an Islamic extremist. His former friend Tony is flirting with the far racist right and unemployment is rising. There’s been another terrorist attack in London and a far rig

Ganging Up

12 - 14 years Contemporary
GW Theatre Company
In Ganging Up…Benj is 13 but wants to be in the big boy’s gang. Wes was at Uni but reckons he had no option but to step up when a rival crew attacked his sister. And now he’s the gang leader. Ex

One Step, Two Step

3 - 6 years Contemporary
Arad Goch
Believe it or not the Stone Collector’s favourite pastime is collecting stones! And his Wife thoroughly enjoys making all sorts of things - pictures, cakes, shapes, you name it out of stones. Thro

Landscapes

3 - 6 years Contemporary
Mimika Theatre
Using beautiful puppets, digital projections, original lighting effects and an immersive soundtrack Landscapes is a non-verbal exploration of the atmospheres, rhythms, and sounds of four contrasting a

Small Worlds

3 - 6 years All themes
Mimika Theatre
One day, one place, five stories. A bug, a goose, a fox, a cat and a six year old girl all see the sun rise - by the time it has set they have all entered a much bigger world. Set inside a beautiful c

Goldilocks

3 - 6 years Traditional
Hand to Mouth Theatre
Martin Bridle and Su Eaton have woven extra drama and humour into the well-loved tale of Goldilocks, stitching together traditional glove puppetry and live hurdy-gurdy music to create a giggly patchwo

Remember the Umbrella

3 - 6 years Fantasy
Hand to Mouth Theatre
The Umbrella storyteller opens and closes here umbrellas - opening with a story of sea and sand and closing with a visit to the moon and stars. There will be gasps and giggles in this delightful, ori

A Spell of Cold Weather by Charles Way

7 - 11 years Contemporary
Cahoots NI
Cahoots NI present a fun filled, heart warming, magical adventure......sure to put a spring in your step!! Touring in March 2012

One Little Word

3 - 6 years Drama
M6 Theatre Company
A beautiful and gentle story of friendship, power struggles and the rich world of creative play. We meet two characters who play together – exploring a new space, new objects, dressing up and tak

When Spring Comes

All ages Drama
Half Moon
Half Moon's new show for 2-5 year olds fuses Kathak dance with live jazz in an enchanting world created by illustrator Amberin Huq. The show features contemporary Kathak dance by Vipul Bhatti and liv

Cloud Child

0 - 3 years All themes
DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre
It’s a windy day – perfect for hanging out the washing. But there's a suprise on the clothes line - a child from the clouds is caught up with the sheets! How can we make friends when we're from di

YUMMM!

3 - 6 years Contemporary
Tell Tale Hearts
A dance theatre show exploring young children's relationship to food and eating rituals involving contemporary dance, live music & puppetry. A highly imaginative production where tables can dance;

Moon and Genie

3 - 6 years Drama
Half Moon
Currently seeking co-producing partners for a national tour in 2012/2013. Hello magical, misty, round-faced moon! Hello fridge, hello spoons! Jamal needs to cook a meal for his Grandmother. Is the
The Krazy Kat Theatre Company
Baba Yaga, the bony legged, the Deaf witch lives in a house on chickens legs, and flies the night in her pestal and mortar...oh dear. A highly visual comedy romp, set in an early twentieth century Ru

Sunflowers and Sheds

3 - 6 years Drama
M6 Theatre Company
A heart-warming tale of friendship, family and fun on the allotment. Frank’s peaceful routine is turned upside down by the arrival of the lively Isabella on the neighbouring plot. It takes patience

The Honey Man

15+ years Drama
Action Transport Theatre
Action Transport Theatre (ATT) in partnership with Cheshire Rural Touring Arts (CRTA) is delighted to present an absorbing new production by New Perspectives Theatre Company and Derby LIVE Taking pla

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Age Group: 15+ years
Theme: Drama
Theatre Company: Action Transport Theatre
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Action Transport Theatre (ATT) in partnership with Cheshire Rural Touring Arts (CRTA) is delighted to present an absorbing new production by New Perspectives Theatre Company and Derby LIVE Taking ...

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